decompression sickness
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decompression sickness
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A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.
The diver suffered underwater decompression sickness after searching for the bodies of the Italians who, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, had “apparently died while attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres (164ft)”.
Similar: aeroembolism, aeroemphysema, the bends, caisson disease
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noun condition from rapid decompression
| 日本語 | 減圧症 gen'atsushō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 減壓病 /减压病 jiǎnyābìng, 减压症 jiǎnyābìng |
| Português | doença de descompressão |
| Français | maladie de décompression, maladie des caissons, accident de décompression |
| Deutsch | Dekompressionskrankheit, Caissonkrankheit |
| Русский | декомпрессио́нная боле́знь dekompressiónnaja boléznʹ, кессо́нная боле́знь kessónnaja boléznʹ |
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title = {decompression sickness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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